Venturi

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short tube with a constricted throat used to determine fluid pressures and velocities by measurement of differential pressures generated at the throat as a fluid traverses the tube.
  • n. A constricted throat in the air passage of a carburetor, causing a reduction in pressure that results in fuel vapor being drawn out of the carburetor bowl.
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  • n. Short of venturi tube.
  • n. The throat of a carburetor.
  • n. A constriction in the flow of air to lungs.
    • Word Usage
    "In a bit of a driving rain storm, that seems just to have subsided, but moments ago as we were watching, the rain was blowing almost sideways due to the high winds around this building, a kind of venturi effect cased by tall building construction, make it just that much more complicated."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    architect    designer    tube    tubing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Curie    Fleury    Fury    Missouri    Puri    Yuri    buri    curie    fury    jury   
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